Redbox Instant is offering a free rental of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey -- but only on May 22 -- after fans unlocked the freebie in a tweet-to-stream promotion. People who rent the movie before the clock strikes 12 a.m. ET on May 23 will have t...

Redbox Instant -- the streaming service from Redbox and Verizon -- is now available on the Xbox 360. If you're a Redbox Instant user, look for an email with a link to a claim code. Redeem the code on your Xbox 360 and the Redbox Instant app will down...

Netflix has a new challenger in the streaming video category in Redbox Instant by Verizon, a service that starts at just $6-a-month. The offering is expected to go live later this month in invitation-only beta. The options for the service include unl...

The Netflix competitor Verizon and Redbox hinted about in February is getting closer to fruition. The joint venture now has a name -- Redbox Instant by Verizon -- as well as a CEO: Shawn Strickland, formerly president of Verizon's New York south/east...

Verizon announced Monday that it is taking a crack at the video streaming business. The company is joining forces with Coinstar, the parent company of popular DVD rental kiosk business Redbox -- a move that will take on rival video rental company Net...

Redbox, the kiosk rental company that has outpaced traditional retail rental shops, has shared its most rented films of 2011. With Netflix making the controversial decision to increase its prices, Redbox's value proposition for movie and video game r...

In a move that no doubt caused a lot of consternation after rival Netflix's experience doing the same, Redbox has decided to raise the price of its DVD rentals. The increase, which goes into effect Oct. 31, is only from $1 per day to $1.20. Prices fo...

Redbox is offering an incentive to "Like" the brand on Facebook: a free movie. The movie rental brand is using its Facebook Page to give out a code, redeemable Thursday, for a free rental. Redbox's existing 3.3 million Facebook fans can access the de...

Update: Redbox has just contacted us with this update, "As we’ve done in the past, Redbox is currently testing alternative daily rental prices in a few local markets. We have not made plans to expand the test or to permanently change our pricing." Mo...

Check in with Foursquare, and you can get a discount on Redbox movie and game rentals. That, in essence, is the promotion the two services will run from August 15 through August 24. Customers who check in at one of the 33,000 Redbox kiosks during tha...

According to a new study from the NPD Group, the marketshare for standalone movie rental kiosks surpassed that of traditional retail store rentals in the U.S. last year. In other words, we weren't the only ones spending more time with the Redbox next...

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Redbox will begin renting video games at DVD rental kiosks around the U.S. this month, expanding on earlier tests in limited markets. Although there hasn't been a formal announcement about the games, there's already a section of Redbox's website wher...

You may have heard by now that Blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy. While the company will continue to operate and intends to be back in business once it has completed Chapter 11 proceedings, it will likely shed at least 1,000 of its 3,000 U.S. stor...

In October, Redbox may challenge Netflix by announcing a web site for movie rentals, but it's not clear yet whether that site will provide DVD-by-mail service, direct downloads, streaming videos or some combination of the three. Bloomberg reports tha...

In a victory for the movie renting population of America, Redbox and Paramount Home Entertainment have a reached an agreement to bring new release DVD and Blu-ray titles to Redbox kiosks on release date. No 28-day rental penalties to report here. Var...

On March 24, T-Mobile will be releasing the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile smartphone. While this phone will not be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7 Series, it will be the first mobile phone that will feature the Blockbuster OnDemand service. ReadWriteWeb also...

We've written a lot about the biggest battle raging in Hollywood today: Redbox vs. the Studios. Today, Redbox is following Netflix's lead, announcing that it has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. that will, among other things, put a 28-day ...

On Monday, February 1, 2010, Walmart put into effect a DVD purchase cap on new releases, limiting customers to no more than five DVD new release purchases at a time. It's a decision that could make it impossible for Redbox -- the enemy of the enterta...

Today is sad day for Netflix customers. The online video rental supplier has just announced an agreement with Warner Bros. that will forever alter your online rental experience. Now should you wish to rent a Warner Bros. flick you'll have to wait out...

If bargain movie rentals are your thing, then you've probably already happened on those bright red self-service kiosks that dispense movie rentals at a ridiculously low price of a $1 per movie per night. The company is called Redbox, and while their ...

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